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{{Short description|6th month of Assamese and Bangla year}} | {{Short description|6th month of Assamese and Bangla year}} | ||
{{redirect|Ashwin}} | |||
{{more citations needed|date=November 2013}} | {{more citations needed|date=November 2013}} | ||
{| | {{Infobox month | ||
| | | image = Durga puja in Dhakeshwari temple.jpg | ||
| | | alt = | ||
| | | caption = Celebration of Durga Puja is a highlight of the month of Asvin in the Bengal region | ||
| | | native_name = {{Native name|sa|अश्विन्}} | ||
| | | calendar = * [[Hindu calendar]] | ||
* [[Bengali calendar]] | |||
| num = 7 | |||
| days = | |||
| | | season = Autumn | ||
| gregorian = September–October | |||
| holidays = * [[Durga Puja]] | |||
''' | * [[Diwali]] | ||
* [[Kali Puja]] | |||
* [[Navaratri]] | |||
| prev_month = [[Bhadra (Hindu calendar)|Bhadra]] (Hindu)<br />[[Bhadro]] (Bengali) | |||
| next_month = [[Kārtika (month)|Kartika]] (Hindu)<br />[[Kartik (month)|Kartik]] (Bengali) | |||
}} | |||
'''Ashvin''' or '''Ashwin''' or '''Ashwan''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|'|ʃ|w|ɪ|n}}; {{lang-bn|আশ্বিন}}; {{lang-hi|आश्विन}}; {{lang-or|ଆଶ୍ୱିନ}}; [[Malay language|Malay]]/[[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]: ''Aswin''; [[Thai language|Thai]]: ''Asawin''), also known as '''Aswayuja''', is the seventh month of the lunisolar [[Hindu calendar]], the solar calendar where it is known as Aipassi and the solar [[Indian national calendar|India's national civil calendar]]. It is the sixth month in the [[Bengali calendars|solar Bengali calendar]] and seventh in the lunar [[Indian national calendar]] of the [[Deccan Plateau]]. It falls in the season of ''Shôrot'', (Hindi ''Sharad'') or Autumn. In Vedic Jyotish, Ashwin begins with the [[Sun]]'s enter in [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]. | |||
It overlaps September and October<ref>Henderson, Helene. (Ed.) (2005) ''Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary'' Third edition. Electronic edition. Detroit: Omnigraphics, p. xxix. {{ISBN|0-7808-0982-3}}</ref> of the [[Gregorian calendar]] and is the month preceding [[Diwali]] the festival of lights. In lunar religious calendars, Ashwin begins on the new moon after the autumn equinox. | It overlaps September and October<ref>Henderson, Helene. (Ed.) (2005) ''Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary'' Third edition. Electronic edition. Detroit: Omnigraphics, p. xxix. {{ISBN|0-7808-0982-3}}</ref> of the [[Gregorian calendar]] and is the month preceding [[Diwali]] the festival of lights. In lunar religious calendars, Ashwin begins on the new moon after the autumn equinox. | ||
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==Regional variation== | ==Regional variation== | ||
According to the latest [[Bengali calendars#Bengali Calendar (Bangladesh)|revised calendar]] of [[Bangladesh]], instead of 30 days Ashwin is now consists of 31 days. It went into effect from 16 | According to the latest [[Bengali calendars#Bengali Calendar (Bangladesh)|revised calendar]] of [[Bangladesh]], instead of 30 days Ashwin is now consists of 31 days. It went into effect from 16 October 2019. | ||
Ashwin is known as ''aipasi'' (ஐப்பசி) in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and begins when the sun enters Libra in October. | Ashwin is known as ''aipasi'' (ஐப்பசி) in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and begins when the sun enters Libra in October. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{Portal|Hinduism}} | {{Portal|Hinduism}} | ||
* [[Hindu astronomy]] | * [[Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar]] | ||
*[[Hindu astronomy]] | |||
* [[Hindu units of measurement]] | * [[Hindu units of measurement]] | ||
* [[List of most popular given names]] | * [[List of most popular given names]] | ||